6/28/2013

here is yet again another recipe I recently foun on pinterest.and of course it is another cupcake recipe ♥ hahahaI just am in love with making (and of course eating) cupcakes of any kind!I started baking for the
very first time about one and a half years ago and ever since I have
been addicted to the process of making them, decorating them and eating
or sharing them. So here is this really cool recipe I found a few weeks ago.It's called the "MINI BBQ GRILL CUPCAKES" and I found this here via pinterest.The twobusyblondes who
own this blog have awesome recipes on there but this one caught my
attention since we were having a neighborhood BBQ 3 weeks ago and I was
asked to make some cupcakes.Browsing trough pinterest I randomly saw a picture of these Mini BBQ grill cupcakes and I knew I'd need to make these!

So here we go, starting the baking process, following these insctuctions:

I have to say that
they tasted incredibly good! I loved them and all the guests were pretty
impressed since they hadn't seen my baking before...Sucess!Yeah so as you can see,
they even turn out pretty okay if your not a baker or handy crafty kind
of person. I must admit that I am not very good at icing and decorating
yet. I love the baking and I also love to try new thing decorating my
cupcakes but I am not very good at it.I am still practicing and
I only started baking a year and a half ago so I guess I am perfect for
having a blog like this since I can show you that even normal people
who have no experience or talent can do it! ;)

So, for you to also try it, here is my recipe I used for the Mini BBQ grill cupcakes(yields 12 cupcakes)Chocolate Cupcakes

1 cup water

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

I used a store bought heavy cream substitute for the frosting but you can also just go with this recipe for the

2Over
high heat, boil the water in a small pot. Pour the unsweetened
cocoa powder into a medium sized bowl and mix with boiling water until
smooth. Allow to cool to room temperature by placing in the refrigerator
as you prepare the other ingredients. 3In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.4In
a large bowl, using an electric hand or stand mixer, cream the softened
butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat until smooth. Stir
in the vanilla extract.

5Slowly add the flour mixture and beat only until
just combined. In a steady stream, add the cooled cocoa mixture and stir until smooth.6Fill
each muffin tin 3/4 with batter. Bake for about 15 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and
place on a cooling rack.

7Meanwhile,
prepare the BBQ grids. Take the melted chocolate and pipe it into some
parchment paper. Try making the circles first, then add horizontal
lines. If it helps you, draw circles on a white paper and put it
underneath your parchment paper to make conturing easier. Let cool and
dry.

8For
the frosting, melt the butter and add the water and as much powdered
sugar as needed. Stir until you get a think yet fluffy mixture.

9Divide the frosting into to equal parts and dye one part yellow, one orange.Fill
both frostings into your frosting pipe and swirl-frost cooled cupcakes.
There may be leftover frosting depending how much you use on each
cupcake.

10Now,
using a thoothpick or your (clean!) fingers, tap the frosting to create
the flame effect. Taking another toothpick, add some drips of the
liquid red food dye and swirl for the fire effetcs.

11Now add the cooled chocolate BBQ grids and carefully put them on top of your frosting. Do not push too hard!For
the "skewers" take the toothpicks and spike as many gummy bears as you
wish to have on your BBQ's. Add to your cupcakes et voilà! Let the BBQ
party begin!

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